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Saba Island Council
The Island Council of Saba is the legislative body of the Dutch special municipality of Saba. It consists of five members and elections take place every four years. The Island Council appoints and supervises the commissioners in the Executive Council. The Island Council is chaired by the Island Governor. Composition Current members Currently there are two political parties represented in the Island Council: The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) holds three seats and the Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity (PEP) holds two seats. Former Members Starting in 1951, five Island Council members were elected at large. Members of the council, from 1951 to the present, are: See also *Municipality of the Netherlands *Island council (Netherlands) *Island council (Netherlands Antilles) An island council was the governing body of an island territory, an administrative level of the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution. Island councils existed for: *Aruba (until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Council (Netherlands)
The island council ( nl, eilandsraad; pap, konseho insular, label=Papiamentu) is a form of local government in special municipalities in the Caribbean Netherlands. It is similar to municipal council in the European part of the Netherlands. Currently three island councils exist in: *Bonaire *Saba *Sint Eustatius The island councils were already in existence as island councils of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution and became island councils of the Netherlands after that. Elections of the island council coincide with the elections for the States-Provincial and water boards in the European Netherlands, as well as for each island's electoral college for the Senate which consists of representatives with the right to elect the Senate together with the representatives of the States-Provincial. See also *Municipality of the Netherlands *Electoral colleges for the Senate *Island council (Netherlands Antilles) An island council was the governing body of an island territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishmael Levenston
Ishmael Mathew Ameal Levenston (23 July 1940 – 19 October 2019) was a Saban politician and founder of the Saba Labour Party. Political career Levenston entered Saba politics in 1975, following in the footsteps of his father, John Esmond Matthew Levenston. He was elected by preferential votes to the Island Council of Saba as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1979 he ran with the newly formed Saba People Party and lost his seat on the Island Council. For the 1983 Island Council election he teamed up with the Saba United Party (SUP) and got elected once again by preferential votes, serving as the opposition on the Island Council for four more years. In 1987 he formed the True Labour Democratic Party but did not obtain enough votes to be elected. In 1991 he helped the Windward Islands People's Movement regain control of the council but didn't get enough votes for a seat. In 1999 Levenston returned to politics and established the Saba Labour Party (SLP). The SLP went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Saban General Election
Elections were held in Saba on 20 March and 23 May 2019. These include: * 2019 Dutch island council elections * 2019 Dutch electoral college elections * 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 2019 European Parliament election for the election of the delegation from the Netherlands is an election that was held on 23 May 2019. It is the ninth time the elections have been held for the European elections in the Netherlands. The numbe ... {{set index Elections in Saba (island) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Wilson (councilwoman)
Monique Wilson is a Saban politician. She served as a member of the Saba Island Council for the Saba Labour Party between 2015 and 2019. Career Wilson was a candidate for the Saba Labour Party in the 2015 Island Council elections, in which she was elected after receiving 121 votes from the around a thousand possible voters. This was the first time she had stood for election. Out of the 18 people standing for election, Wilson placed third, and the highest for her party. As a result of the election, she took one of the two SLP seats on the Island Council in opposition to the Windward Islands People's Movement party who held three. She was the only woman elected to the council, and succeeded WIPM candidate Amelia Nicholson. In 2016, she was part of the official delegation who visited the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis to promote cooperation between the two island nations. The following year, she spoke of how the Saba government needs to do more to encourage the skills of schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 18 March 2015 to elect the members of the island councils of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius. The elections were held on the same day as the provincial and water board elections in the European Netherlands. The election was won by the Movement of Bonaire People (3 seats) in Bonaire, the Windward Islands People's Movement (3 seats) in Saba, and the Progressive Labour Party (2 seats) in Sint Eustatius. Results Bonaire Saba Sint Eustatius References {{Netherlands elections Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... Island council March 2015 events in North America 2015 in Bonaire Elections in Bonaire Elections in Saba (island) Elections in Sint Eustatius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 2 March 2011 to elect the members of the island councils of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius. They were the first island council elections since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The elections were held on the same day as the provincial elections in the European Netherlands. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (4 seats) in Bonaire, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Democratic Party (2 seats) in Sint Eustatius. Results Bonaire Saba Sint Eustatius References {{Dutch elections Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... Island council March 2011 events in North America 2011 in Bonaire Elections in Bonaire Elections in Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 20 April 2007 to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. They were the last regular island council elections before the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (5 seats) in Bonaire, the Party for the Restructured Antilles (7 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (4 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (6 seats) in Sint Maarten. Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten References {{Navboxes , title = Local elections and referendums in the Netherlands Antilles , state = collapsed , titlestyle = , list1 = {{Bonaire elections {{Curaçao elections {{Saba elections {{Sint Eustatius elections {{Sint Maarten elections Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 9 May (Bonaire and Curaçao) and 23 May 2003 (SSS islands) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the Workers' Liberation Front (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (6 seats) in Sint Maarten. Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten References {{Navboxes , title = Local elections and referendums in the Netherlands Antilles , state = collapsed , titlestyle = , list1 = {{Bonaire elections {{Curaçao elections {{Saba elections {{Sint Eustatius elections {{Sint Maarten elections Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 7 May (Curaçao, Saba and Sint Eustatius) and 21 May 1999 (Sint Maarten) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Party for the Restructured Antilles (5 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Sint Eustatius Alliance (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten. Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten References {{Navboxes , title = Local elections and referendums in the Netherlands Antilles , state = collapsed , titlestyle = , list1 = {{Bonaire elections {{Curaçao elections {{Saba elections {{Sint Eustatius elections {{Sint Maarten elections Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 7 April (Bonaire and Sint Maarten) and 12 May 1995 (Curaçao, Saba and Sint Eustatius) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Democratic Party (5 seats) in Bonaire, the Party for the Restructured Antilles (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Saba Democratic Labour Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten. Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten The Democratic Party and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance both won five seats, with the other seat in the 11-seat island council going to the Serious Alternative People's Party. The DP and SAPP agreed to form a coalition government. References {{Navboxes , title = Local elections and referendums in the Netherlands Antilles , state = collapsed , titlestyle = , list1 = {{Bonaire e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Saban General Election
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 12 April 1991 to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (10 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (4 seats) in Sint Maarten. Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Maarten The Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance The Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance ( nl, Sint Maarten Patriottische Alliantie) is a political party in Sint Maarten. At the last legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles Elections in the Netherlands Antilles were held for two territor ... (SPA) led by Vance James Jr. emerged as the largest party, winning 4 of the 9 seats. The SPA and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) agreed to form a coalition government. On 28 August 1991 the SPA–PDP government collapsed. PDP political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
